How lucky can a design mafia member as myself get? I’ve been tapped to play James Lipton to some of the design industry’s own celebs as grand inquisitor for the Davis & Warshow Presents Dialogue on Design series (invitation only). My first assignment: Last week at D&W SoHo, a sit-down with interior designer Jamie Drake. For those who know, Jamie did the redo of Gracie Mansion for NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg, and his signature is color, color, color. (Thank God I only wear black, black, black - no clashing!) Now, I know why. Even as a young kid, Jamie was using multiple saturated colors in marker drawings of rooms’ imitating homes he saw when flipping through his mother’s decorating magazines. Speaking of flipping, the DOD guests were flipping out at how detailed and creative his kiddy drawings were. See what I mean? What flipped me out, though, was that before becoming an interior designer, Jamie made macrame jewelry and tchotchkes that were sold at Bendel’s - and among those who bought/owned one of his originals: Cher! More on DOD after our next one on September 19 when I grill my next victim: Laura Kirar